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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2006
Cédric Dronne, Jonzac, FR;
Pascal Michaud, Chevanceaux, FR;
Guillaume Simon-bouhet, Chevanceaux, FR;
Marc Lavorata, Paris, FR;
Cédric Dronne, Jonzac, FR;
Pascal Michaud, Chevanceaux, FR;
Guillaume Simon-Bouhet, Chevanceaux, FR;
Marc Lavorata, Paris, FR;
Zodiac International, , FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to methods and devices for launching into the water, from a height H greater than a predetermined height h, a life-saving object designed to be able to be launched into the water in free fall from this maximum height h. One end of a halyard is fixedly hooked to the life-saving object or to the launch site; the halyard functionally cooperates respectively with the launch site or the life-saving object so that the life-saving object falling by gravity is braked on and/or by the halyard over at least one part (H-h) of its drop height. By controlling the braking effect, the life-saving object, falling from the height H in a braked manner over at least one part (H-h) of this height hits the surface of the water () with a kinetic energy not exceeding that which it would have at the end of a non-braked free fall from at most the height h.